The drought is starting to bear fruit...but smaller. This is what Francesca tells Corriere di Bologna. Together with her partner they cultivate 17 hectares in Valsamoggia and were forced to transplant at night last August because the heat of the day did not allow them to work; read more

Orogel, a leading Italian company in the production of fresh and frozen vegetables, expands its fleet withUlma Packaging, which boasts 20 years of experience in the food sector and is present in Italy with its branch in Gragnano Trebbiense (PC), one of 23 in the group. read more

The export of Spanish citrus fruits from 2018 to date has suffered a significant drop in volume. In 2022, the loss in tonnes was 14.7%, and although prices were on average 16.18% higher than last year, the figure for total sales was lower
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In a note, Gerardo Diana, president of the Consortium Arancia Rossa di Sicilia, thanked the Sicilian Regional Forestry Corps and Noras (Nucleo Operativo Regionale Agroalimentare Sicilia - Regional Agri-food Operations Unit) for their capillary control work, which led to the discovery of over 1,000 kilos of oranges
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In week 11, sales of Lcc and fruit and vegetables by imposed weight returned to growth, after a week of losses; read more

The supply of strawberries from the South is starting to be important in all areas, generating a very wide price range. Yesterday, we took a tour of the Bologna market and you can see several leftovers in the stalls.   read more

Does less use of packaging correspond to greater environmental sustainability? A positive answer to this question seems to underlie several economic policy decisions taken recently by some of our European partners - France and Spain in the lead - which, with measures
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The present and future of strawberry farming were discussed yesterday in the Nova Siri Genetics workshop 'Strawberry: sustainable varietal innovation as a factor in the development of production and consumption' held at the San Vincenzo Hotel in Policoro and continuing today with an Open Day
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For the beginning of next week, difficult nights are in store for Italian fruit growers, especially those located in northern Italy, as a sharp drop in temperature is expected, which will bring the mercury columns to indicate values around 0°C. On the disturbance front,
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Coldiretti, Confagricoltura, Cia, Copagri and the Consorzio di Bonifica Veroneselanciano the alarm: 'As of today, it is not possible to guarantee the opening of the new irrigation season,' which would be scheduled for Saturday 15 April. read more

If dates experience sales peaks during Ramadan, as well as during the Christmas holidays, companies marketing dried and dehydrated fruit have realised that it is essential to be on the shelves for 12 months of the year. Among these is certainly
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The new season of Cosmic Crisp® has begun, with the South Tyrolean consortia VOG and VIP engaged in marketing in Italy, Spain, Germany and other European countries. Thanks to the entry into production of the new plants, the heavenly apple arrives on international markets
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An endangered national park, 'thirsty' farms and the Spanish right wing doing everything to make water theft legal. This is the picture that is emerging in Andalusia, and which has prompted Brussels to threaten Spain with dragging it into court. Hard to say who the
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Festive days for Pam Panorama for the inauguration of the new Pam supermarket in Via di Corticella, 101 in Bologna. With this new opening, the historic brand of large-scale distribution, close to its 65th anniversary, confirms its desire to invest in the capital of Emilia by launching the
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Valerian, Chamomile, Lemon Balm, Hypericum... the list of Medicinal herbs is definitely long; read more

Full and convinced support for the recognition of the Protected Geographical Indication of the Naples Peeled Tomato, whose approval process, after publication in the Official Gazette, is awaiting the final step: Community registration. A path that, once completed,
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The Annual General Meeting of member companies met yesterday and appointed Carlo Alberto Buttarelli as the new President of Federdistribuzione. President Buttarelli, in office since yesterday, succeeds Alberto Frausin, to whom the thanks of the associates go for the role played over the years
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A new opening for Banco Fresco, the food retail chain specialising in fresh produce, which has chosen Garbagnate Milanese to continue its growth in Lombardy. The shop in Via Leonardo da Vinci, inaugurated yesterday in the presence of Mayor Davide Barletta, is the sixth store
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The African melons are making their way into the Italian markets, indeed they have taken the stage and are enjoying their moment, which, as the impressions of the operators show, is more than positive.The temperatures that, for a few days, have given us a taste of full spring are urging
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In order to bring to consumers' tables a product that is adequate in terms of healthiness and sustainability, careful and meticulous defence in the countryside cannot be ignored, especially against those diseases, such as Monilia in stone fruit, that can cause the classic post-harvest rot,
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